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Matty Vautour has a post on Tajae Sharpe and how he fits in with UMass' all-time greats at wide receiver.
Matty only covers the "modern" era players. I guess I could be considered a pre-modern era fan. Steve Schubert and Tim Berra were among the best I watched. Jason Peebler and Rasheed Rancher are one and two in average-yards/catch in the UMass record book.
Whipple says the UMass mistakes are correctable.
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Dan Malone reports UMass is not a confident group right now.
Whipple scouts the Toledo Rockets.
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Bob McGovern says Whipple is still the man for UMass.
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Sports Chat Place says take UMass and the points.
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The UMass students were well-behaved during the Minutemen's Homecoming activities.
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Ohio.com says the Golden Flashes defenders stood tall against the Minutemen.
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UMass student photojournalist Alex Zabrecky has a story on what it's like to photograph a game from the sidelines.
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Toledo's success in football is helping the university recruit students.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Monday--October 19th, 2015
Matty Vautour says UMass needs to show character after an unexpected loss.
Adrian Zullo was on hand to watch Tajae Sharpe break his UMass receiving record. Zullo looks like he's still in good shape. Mrs. Blog and I talked with his brother one time back in 2003 when UMass played at Kansas State.
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Dan Malone says Blake Frohnapfel was not playing hurt for the Kent State game.
Dan says the Minutemen offense has struggled in 2015.
Dan asks if Whipple is worried about team morale after a discouraging loss.
Tajae Sharpe did break Adrian Zulo's all-time receiving yards record.
UMass opens as 14 point underdog to #23 Toledo.
Dan wraps up the Minutemen's defeat to the Golden Flashes.
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All the Vegas odds here. FIU is a 14 point favorite over Old Dominion. Temple is +2.5, BC +8, UConn is +13 and Colorado is +3.5.
Keepers College football has Toledo a 16.22 favorite over UMass (.htm download).
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Toledo and Temple make both the AP and Coaches Top-25 poll.
The AAC has three teams in the Top-25 for the first time ever. ESPN stats predict the Rockets has a 17% chance of an undefeated season.
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James Ihedigbo didn't dress for the Lions game against Chicago.
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Adrian Zullo was on hand to watch Tajae Sharpe break his UMass receiving record. Zullo looks like he's still in good shape. Mrs. Blog and I talked with his brother one time back in 2003 when UMass played at Kansas State.
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Dan Malone says Blake Frohnapfel was not playing hurt for the Kent State game.
Dan says the Minutemen offense has struggled in 2015.
Dan asks if Whipple is worried about team morale after a discouraging loss.
Tajae Sharpe did break Adrian Zulo's all-time receiving yards record.
UMass opens as 14 point underdog to #23 Toledo.
Dan wraps up the Minutemen's defeat to the Golden Flashes.
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All the Vegas odds here. FIU is a 14 point favorite over Old Dominion. Temple is +2.5, BC +8, UConn is +13 and Colorado is +3.5.
Keepers College football has Toledo a 16.22 favorite over UMass (.htm download).
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Toledo and Temple make both the AP and Coaches Top-25 poll.
The AAC has three teams in the Top-25 for the first time ever. ESPN stats predict the Rockets has a 17% chance of an undefeated season.
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James Ihedigbo didn't dress for the Lions game against Chicago.
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
Sunday--October 18th, 2015
Well, we knew the predictions for a 6-6 season were razor thin. Basically, UMass needed to fix the flaws in the 2014 team. The kicking and punting game. The running game. The Minutemen needed to fill the hole left when Jean Sifrin declared for the NFL Draft. And we needed to stay healthy, because we have little depth, especially on defense.
The punting game is better and Rodney Mills is a good second receiver when healthy. The other goals are not happening so far. Marquis Young needs to be the starting TB. He just has more pop than anyone else. I know he's fumbled, but we need his rushing production.
There was a great crowd for the game and walking around before the contest felt like some of the big time schools Mrs Blog and I have visited. The fans want to support the team. We just need to win to make it happen.
I left early. I've had season tickets continuously since 1976. Probably missed less than ten home games in that period. Most of the ten or so were due to various relatives who selfishly scheduled their funerals on a Saturday. My protests that Aunt Martha would have wanted me to go to the game usually didn't cut any ice with Mrs. Blog.
I left early because it was my class reunion was being held that evening. The highlight of the reunion was a video address to the gathering by one of my classmates. He has ALS. This was a man who ran in the New York and London Marathons. He is now totally paralyzed except for his eyelids. Using his computer, he game a rousing speech to the class. He finds meaning in life and he's not going to quit. It was inspiring.
Nuthin' is easy. It was still a good week for UMass football with A.D. Ryan Bamford scheduling those future games against UConn and BC. See you at Gillette next Saturday.
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UMass' writeup on the game.
Matty Vautour says the offense sputtered.
He also comments on how the big tailgate boosted Amherst businesses. Again, when Mrs Blog and I went to Notre Dame, we payed $209/night to stay 15 miles away from South Bend. Indiana makes tons of $$ of the sales tax, room tax, taxes the various businesses pay. If we had 30% of that, Massachusetts would be solidly in the black concerning the expenditures on UMass football.
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Dan Malone reports on UMass dropping to 1-5.
Mark Whipple says the UMass offensive plan wasn't good. Kent State leads the MAC in just about every defensive category. What Ball State is to offense, the Golden Flashes are on defense.
Blake Frohnapfel and Jovan Santos-Knox talk about staying positive.
Dan asks if anything positive came out of the defeat.
Frohnapfel explains his safety.
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The punting game is better and Rodney Mills is a good second receiver when healthy. The other goals are not happening so far. Marquis Young needs to be the starting TB. He just has more pop than anyone else. I know he's fumbled, but we need his rushing production.
There was a great crowd for the game and walking around before the contest felt like some of the big time schools Mrs Blog and I have visited. The fans want to support the team. We just need to win to make it happen.
I left early. I've had season tickets continuously since 1976. Probably missed less than ten home games in that period. Most of the ten or so were due to various relatives who selfishly scheduled their funerals on a Saturday. My protests that Aunt Martha would have wanted me to go to the game usually didn't cut any ice with Mrs. Blog.
I left early because it was my class reunion was being held that evening. The highlight of the reunion was a video address to the gathering by one of my classmates. He has ALS. This was a man who ran in the New York and London Marathons. He is now totally paralyzed except for his eyelids. Using his computer, he game a rousing speech to the class. He finds meaning in life and he's not going to quit. It was inspiring.
Nuthin' is easy. It was still a good week for UMass football with A.D. Ryan Bamford scheduling those future games against UConn and BC. See you at Gillette next Saturday.
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UMass' writeup on the game.
Matty Vautour says the offense sputtered.
He also comments on how the big tailgate boosted Amherst businesses. Again, when Mrs Blog and I went to Notre Dame, we payed $209/night to stay 15 miles away from South Bend. Indiana makes tons of $$ of the sales tax, room tax, taxes the various businesses pay. If we had 30% of that, Massachusetts would be solidly in the black concerning the expenditures on UMass football.
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Dan Malone reports on UMass dropping to 1-5.
Mark Whipple says the UMass offensive plan wasn't good. Kent State leads the MAC in just about every defensive category. What Ball State is to offense, the Golden Flashes are on defense.
Blake Frohnapfel and Jovan Santos-Knox talk about staying positive.
Dan asks if anything positive came out of the defeat.
Frohnapfel explains his safety.
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Saturday, October 17, 2015
Game Day--Kent State October 17th, 2015
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The fall foliage should be about peak in Amherst too. Get some warm stuff on and join me in supporting the team today. Kent State has a good defense. I expect a close game like FIU. However, I think the Minutemen can throw the ball on anyone. With Rodney Mills back, the Minutemen should have multiple threats. It would bode well for the rest of the season if UMass could jump-start the running game.
The Minutemen are finally in the section of the schedule where we should be highly competitive. BC is a double-digit underdog to Clemson. UConn is a slight favorite over UCF. I'd really like to see UMass win today. I'll be there cheering for the Maroon & White.
Go UMass!!!
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I went to a high school reunion function last night. The female bartender was wearing a UMass football t-shirt...
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Senator Rosenberg will be honorary captain for today's game.
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Matty Vautour has a post on today's game. Adrian Zullo will attend the game. Tajae Sharpe should break Zullo's career yards receiving today.
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Dan Malone previews today's game.
Dan says UMass can't let the hangover from Bowling Green effect today's effort.
He also has the TV and other media options for the game.
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Kent State leads the MAC in total defense and pass defense efficiency.
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Hustle Belt previews the Golden Flashes vs the Minutemen.
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Ohio.com reports Kent State won't name a starting QB until game time.
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Friday--October 16th, 2015
Matty Vautour has the UMass defense looking to regroup against Kent State.
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Dan Malone has a podcast with Alan Moff of the Record-Courier about Saturday's Golden Flashes-Minutemen game.
Dan has video interview with UMass defensive coordinator Tom Massella.
Dan scouts Kent State by the numbers.
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The Boston Globe says UMass needs more from its defense.
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The UMass Homecoming Parade will pass through downtown Amherst.
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Bob McGovern looks at Kent State's Demetrius Monday. Monday's Kent State bio.
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UMass will restrict guests in dormitories during Homecoming.
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The Hartford Courant has a post on the BC-UMass-UConn future schedule.
Sports Edge talks about the BC-UConn hard feelings over the Big East breakup.
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The Athens Messenger ranks the MAC going into tomorrow's games.
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NJ.com wonders why the Giants haven't placed Victor Cruz on the short-term IR list.
Julian Talley is still on the Giants practice squad.
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Vladimir Ducasse is still the starting RG for the Bears.
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Dan Malone has a podcast with Alan Moff of the Record-Courier about Saturday's Golden Flashes-Minutemen game.
Dan has video interview with UMass defensive coordinator Tom Massella.
Dan scouts Kent State by the numbers.
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The Boston Globe says UMass needs more from its defense.
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The UMass Homecoming Parade will pass through downtown Amherst.
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Bob McGovern looks at Kent State's Demetrius Monday. Monday's Kent State bio.
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UMass will restrict guests in dormitories during Homecoming.
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The Hartford Courant has a post on the BC-UMass-UConn future schedule.
Sports Edge talks about the BC-UConn hard feelings over the Big East breakup.
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The Athens Messenger ranks the MAC going into tomorrow's games.
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NJ.com wonders why the Giants haven't placed Victor Cruz on the short-term IR list.
Julian Talley is still on the Giants practice squad.
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Vladimir Ducasse is still the starting RG for the Bears.
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Thursday, October 15, 2015
Thursday--October 15th, 2015
The Coach Whipple radio show will be at 7:00 PM today.
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The Bletnikoff Awards voting is open. Go to this page and vote with all your browsers!
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Dan Malone breaks down the struggling Minutemen run game.
Who leads college football in receptions? That would be Tajae Sharpe.
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The UMass Daily Collegian says UMass is ready to face Kent State at Homecoming Saturday.
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Kent State is in the middle of a QB battle. Either Colin Readon or George Bollas could start for the Golden Flashes Saturday.
Shape.com features Kent State kicker April Goss.
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BC Interruption revisits their comments about scheduling UConn.
Quote from the post:"Boston College is the one power football school around Boston and in Massachusetts."
Last year UMass had more wins than UConn. This year we could have more FBS wins than the Eagles. Given BC's remaining schedule of Clemson, @ Louisville, Virginia Tech, NC State, Notre Dame and @Syracuse, it's hard to pick a game they'd be favored in.
The Boston Globe says UMass brokered the deal.
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UMass Dining takes over McGuirk Stadium.
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Stony Brook loses UMass transfer Stacy Bedell for the season.
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Victor Cruz still hasn't been cleared to practice.
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James Ihedigbo sat out the most recent Lions practice with a quad injury.
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Dan Malone breaks down the struggling Minutemen run game.
Who leads college football in receptions? That would be Tajae Sharpe.
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The UMass Daily Collegian says UMass is ready to face Kent State at Homecoming Saturday.
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Kent State is in the middle of a QB battle. Either Colin Readon or George Bollas could start for the Golden Flashes Saturday.
Shape.com features Kent State kicker April Goss.
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BC Interruption revisits their comments about scheduling UConn.
Quote from the post:"Boston College is the one power football school around Boston and in Massachusetts."
Last year UMass had more wins than UConn. This year we could have more FBS wins than the Eagles. Given BC's remaining schedule of Clemson, @ Louisville, Virginia Tech, NC State, Notre Dame and @Syracuse, it's hard to pick a game they'd be favored in.
The Boston Globe says UMass brokered the deal.
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UMass Dining takes over McGuirk Stadium.
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Stony Brook loses UMass transfer Stacy Bedell for the season.
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Victor Cruz still hasn't been cleared to practice.
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James Ihedigbo sat out the most recent Lions practice with a quad injury.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Wednesday--October 14th, 2015
Kent State has their game notes for UMass up.
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Dan Malone reports on speaking with A.D. Ryan Bamford on schedule revisions and future games at McGuirk.
As I said yesterday, this is very good news for UMass football. Long term schedules with UConn and BC will help everybody's attendance numbers. Minutemen fans can take a day trip to the "away" games. Costs will be contained. Last year, UMass won more games than UConn did, so we should be competitive with the Huskies at least. The UMMB probably could attend at least some of the games at Chestnut Hill and at Rentschler.
Adding more games with FIU is good business too. The Panthers home turf is in UMass' recruiting wheelhouse and more exposure there could really help.
Being able to vary the split at Gillette to 2-4 should be big help in game flexibility also. Good work by Bamford!
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Frohnapfel is OK after getting a hit on his throwing arm.
Coach Whipple talks about UMass' struggling running game.
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Matty Vautour reports on the UMass run game situation.
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The UMass Daily Collegian says the Minutemen look to get into a regular rhythm on offense.
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BC Interruption talks about playing a series with UConn.
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Hustle Belt looks at the rest of the UMass 2015 schedule.
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Cleveland.com says the MAC conference put up some offensive numbers in Week #6.
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Dan Malone reports on speaking with A.D. Ryan Bamford on schedule revisions and future games at McGuirk.
As I said yesterday, this is very good news for UMass football. Long term schedules with UConn and BC will help everybody's attendance numbers. Minutemen fans can take a day trip to the "away" games. Costs will be contained. Last year, UMass won more games than UConn did, so we should be competitive with the Huskies at least. The UMMB probably could attend at least some of the games at Chestnut Hill and at Rentschler.
Adding more games with FIU is good business too. The Panthers home turf is in UMass' recruiting wheelhouse and more exposure there could really help.
Being able to vary the split at Gillette to 2-4 should be big help in game flexibility also. Good work by Bamford!
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Frohnapfel is OK after getting a hit on his throwing arm.
Coach Whipple talks about UMass' struggling running game.
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Matty Vautour reports on the UMass run game situation.
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The UMass Daily Collegian says the Minutemen look to get into a regular rhythm on offense.
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BC Interruption talks about playing a series with UConn.
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Hustle Belt looks at the rest of the UMass 2015 schedule.
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Cleveland.com says the MAC conference put up some offensive numbers in Week #6.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Tuesday--October 13th, 2015
UMass has their game notes for Kent State up.
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Dan Malone wraps up the loss to Bowling Green.
Coach Whipple says adjustments are not needed on defense or kickoffs.
Dan says Blake Frohnapfel feels the pressure of needing the offense to score a lot.
Frohnapfel and Whipple talk about the way forward.
Coach Whipple does not expect offensive fireworks this week.
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A.D. Ryan Bamford reportedly close to signing long term scheduling agreements with BC and UConn.
This is really good news folks. Playing New England foes we dislike should help hype the interest in UMass football. In addition, they're both bus trips which controls cost.
As Dan mentions, having a long term schedule with an ACC team and an AAC conference team should help in our conference search.
BC Interruption comments on adding UConn to their schedule. Will the Eagles win another game in 2015?
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Matty Vautour on the scheduling changes.
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Keepers College football rankings has UMass by 11.59 over Kent State (.htm download).
Sports Chat Place thinks the Minutemen will cover the spread. Warning , annoying commercial music.
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Julian Edelman is a proud Golden Flashes alum.
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You may have heard Georgia lost to Tennessee and also lost their star running back Nick Chubb for the season.
Next man up for the Dogs is Sony Michell, brother of Marken Michell.
Check out Sony Michell's freshman highlight video for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Cleveland.com has the good and the bad from Week #6 in the MAC.
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Dan Malone wraps up the loss to Bowling Green.
Coach Whipple says adjustments are not needed on defense or kickoffs.
Dan says Blake Frohnapfel feels the pressure of needing the offense to score a lot.
Frohnapfel and Whipple talk about the way forward.
Coach Whipple does not expect offensive fireworks this week.
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A.D. Ryan Bamford reportedly close to signing long term scheduling agreements with BC and UConn.
This is really good news folks. Playing New England foes we dislike should help hype the interest in UMass football. In addition, they're both bus trips which controls cost.
As Dan mentions, having a long term schedule with an ACC team and an AAC conference team should help in our conference search.
BC Interruption comments on adding UConn to their schedule. Will the Eagles win another game in 2015?
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Matty Vautour on the scheduling changes.
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Keepers College football rankings has UMass by 11.59 over Kent State (.htm download).
Sports Chat Place thinks the Minutemen will cover the spread. Warning , annoying commercial music.
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Julian Edelman is a proud Golden Flashes alum.
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You may have heard Georgia lost to Tennessee and also lost their star running back Nick Chubb for the season.
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Cleveland.com has the good and the bad from Week #6 in the MAC.
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Monday, October 12, 2015
Monday--October 12th, 2015
If you missed the offensive totals from Saturday's game it was 725 (school record for Bowling Green) and 516 for UMass. Total 1,231 yards.
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Rodney Mills stock is up, but that was about it for the Bowling Green game.
Dan Malone says the Minutemen defense hit a new low.
UMass opens as a five point favorite for homecoming.
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Temple, Bowling Green and Notre Dame open as favorites and Colorado and FIU as underdogs.
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Matty Vautour has a post on the return of Rodney Mills. He also mentions James Oliphant and Dan Jonah scored their first TD of the season. Mrs Blog and I talked with Jonah's parents at rest stop out in Ohio on the way back from Notre Dame. His folks noticed my "UMass Football' sticker on my truck and came over to say "Hi". Nice people.
Jonah also played baseball for UMass.
Khary Bailey-Smith was the last UMass player to return a kickoff for a TD. He ran it back 93 yards against Miami (Ohio) on 10/4/14. Oliphant's return was the 7th longest in Minutemen history.
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Kent State's only points against Toledo was a recovered errant snap in the endzone as the Golden Flashes lost by 31.
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All the scores and stats from Saturday's MAC conference games.
Toledo jumps to #22 in the AP poll.
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James Ihedigbo says the Lions are the worst he's seen.
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Rodney Mills stock is up, but that was about it for the Bowling Green game.
Dan Malone says the Minutemen defense hit a new low.
UMass opens as a five point favorite for homecoming.
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Temple, Bowling Green and Notre Dame open as favorites and Colorado and FIU as underdogs.
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Matty Vautour has a post on the return of Rodney Mills. He also mentions James Oliphant and Dan Jonah scored their first TD of the season. Mrs Blog and I talked with Jonah's parents at rest stop out in Ohio on the way back from Notre Dame. His folks noticed my "UMass Football' sticker on my truck and came over to say "Hi". Nice people.
Jonah also played baseball for UMass.
Khary Bailey-Smith was the last UMass player to return a kickoff for a TD. He ran it back 93 yards against Miami (Ohio) on 10/4/14. Oliphant's return was the 7th longest in Minutemen history.
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Kent State's only points against Toledo was a recovered errant snap in the endzone as the Golden Flashes lost by 31.
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All the scores and stats from Saturday's MAC conference games.
Toledo jumps to #22 in the AP poll.
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James Ihedigbo says the Lions are the worst he's seen.
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Sunday, October 11, 2015
Sunday--October 11th, 2015
Well, I was wrong about the point totals in that game. A couple of things jumped out while watching the game.
The first thing is Bowling Green is legit. They've got a ton of weapons. The Falcons didn't beat two Power Five teams for nothing .
The other thing is again, how out-sized we are on the defensive line. When UMass rushed three or four and moved everybody back, Bowling Green ran every time for 8 to 12 yards. When we packed the box or blitzed, the Falcons just threw over it. We really need four or five FBS-sized DL in the next recruiting cycle.
It didn't help we left 10 points on the table in the first quarter. And the no-call holding on the Minutemen four down try followed by the fumble on the next series essentially ended the game.
Still we had that big kick return, Ross Comis looked like he'll be UMass' QB for a while next year and everyone played hard. The media will be negative because negativity draws eyeballs. I'm still a UMass fan.
We'll start our winning stretch next week against Kent State. Go UMass!
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Dan Malone reports UMass was buried in their MAC operner.
Dan has five takeaways from the Bowling Green loss.
Mark Whipple's after game comments.
Was Blake Frohnapfel feeling the pressure at yesterday's game.
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Matt Vautour reports the Minutemen were blown out against Bowling Green.
Matt says UMass is at a critical juncture.
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The combined record of teams UMass has played is 20-7.
Temple beat Tulane by 39.
FIU (yes, FIU) beat UTEP by 40.
Notre Dame crushed Navy.
Colorado lost the Arizona State.
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The first thing is Bowling Green is legit. They've got a ton of weapons. The Falcons didn't beat two Power Five teams for nothing .
The other thing is again, how out-sized we are on the defensive line. When UMass rushed three or four and moved everybody back, Bowling Green ran every time for 8 to 12 yards. When we packed the box or blitzed, the Falcons just threw over it. We really need four or five FBS-sized DL in the next recruiting cycle.
It didn't help we left 10 points on the table in the first quarter. And the no-call holding on the Minutemen four down try followed by the fumble on the next series essentially ended the game.
Still we had that big kick return, Ross Comis looked like he'll be UMass' QB for a while next year and everyone played hard. The media will be negative because negativity draws eyeballs. I'm still a UMass fan.
We'll start our winning stretch next week against Kent State. Go UMass!
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Dan Malone reports UMass was buried in their MAC operner.
Dan has five takeaways from the Bowling Green loss.
Mark Whipple's after game comments.
Was Blake Frohnapfel feeling the pressure at yesterday's game.
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Matt Vautour reports the Minutemen were blown out against Bowling Green.
Matt says UMass is at a critical juncture.
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The combined record of teams UMass has played is 20-7.
Temple beat Tulane by 39.
FIU (yes, FIU) beat UTEP by 40.
Notre Dame crushed Navy.
Colorado lost the Arizona State.
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Saturday, October 10, 2015
Game Day--Bowling Green 10/10/15
Last week UMass had a milestone when the Minutemen recorded their first OOC win of the FBS era. Another milestone would be an upset. Last year we had close losses to Toledo, Colorado, Vanderbilt and Bowling Green. This year we came within the last minute or so against Temple.
I think Kelton Brackett and Randall Jette can hang with the the highly-touted Falcon receivers. If the defense plays with the intensity it did against the Owls and FIU, then this may not be the point-fest everyone is expecting. I think UMass can score on anyone. If the Minutemen can make a couple of plays on offense and defense, I think this game is winnable. An upset against Bowling Green, who have won 13 consecutive MAC East games would be sweet.
Go UMass!!!
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Today's game will be on ESPN3. I'll be watching it on my big screen via Chromecast.
Media information for all the MAC games here.
Bowling Green's game day activities.
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Dan Malone has game day media information.
Dan picks the winners in the MAC for week #6.
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Matty Vautour says quarterbacks will take center stage when UMass visits Bowling Green.
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The Boston Herald reports Bowling Green has a familiar look for the MInutemen.
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The Toledo Blade says UMass-Bowling Green will feature air attacks.
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Colorado meets Arizona State.
Temple-Tulane will be on ESPNU.
Notre Dame meets Navy.
FIU plays at home against UTEP.
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I think Kelton Brackett and Randall Jette can hang with the the highly-touted Falcon receivers. If the defense plays with the intensity it did against the Owls and FIU, then this may not be the point-fest everyone is expecting. I think UMass can score on anyone. If the Minutemen can make a couple of plays on offense and defense, I think this game is winnable. An upset against Bowling Green, who have won 13 consecutive MAC East games would be sweet.
Go UMass!!!
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Today's game will be on ESPN3. I'll be watching it on my big screen via Chromecast.
Media information for all the MAC games here.
Bowling Green's game day activities.
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Dan Malone has game day media information.
Dan picks the winners in the MAC for week #6.
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Matty Vautour says quarterbacks will take center stage when UMass visits Bowling Green.
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The Boston Herald reports Bowling Green has a familiar look for the MInutemen.
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The Toledo Blade says UMass-Bowling Green will feature air attacks.
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Colorado meets Arizona State.
Temple-Tulane will be on ESPNU.
Notre Dame meets Navy.
FIU plays at home against UTEP.
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Friday, October 09, 2015
Recruiting 2016--C.J. Waite
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Providence Journal article here.
Hudl.com has highlight video.
MaxPreps has stats.
Waite ran a 4.5 40 at a UMass camp this summer. Besides UMass, UConn and Rhode Island are showing interest.
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Friday--October 9th, 2015
Dan Malone has local writers discuss the state of the Minutemen after the OOC schedule concludes.
Scouting the Falcons by the numbers.
Dan has: Matt Johnson, how good is he?
Last year the UMass defense had a chance for a couple of takeaways and didn't make the play.
Dan has five keys to the game and a final score prediction.
Dan previews tomorrow's game against the Falcons.
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Matty Vautour reports UMass is predicting another shootout.
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The Sentinel-Tribune says powerful offenses clash when the Minutemen come to town.
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The Amherst NAACP weighs in about Da'Sean Downey's assault case.
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SB Nation says take UMass and the points.
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CBS Sports says take Blake Frohnapfel and Tajae Sharpe in fantasy college football.
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Draft Kings says take Bowling Green's Travis Green against the Minutemen defense.
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Bowling Green's Ronnie Moore has been playing both ways for the Falcons.
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Maryland was smoked by Bowling Green earlier this year. Numerous sources say the Terps are going to fire Randy Edsall.
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A Bleacher Report writer predicts Bowling Green 55 UMass 31.
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Bob McGovern thinks UMass can play with the Falcons.
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Scouting the Falcons by the numbers.
Dan has: Matt Johnson, how good is he?
Last year the UMass defense had a chance for a couple of takeaways and didn't make the play.
Dan has five keys to the game and a final score prediction.
Dan previews tomorrow's game against the Falcons.
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Matty Vautour reports UMass is predicting another shootout.
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The Sentinel-Tribune says powerful offenses clash when the Minutemen come to town.
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The Amherst NAACP weighs in about Da'Sean Downey's assault case.
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SB Nation says take UMass and the points.
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CBS Sports says take Blake Frohnapfel and Tajae Sharpe in fantasy college football.
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Draft Kings says take Bowling Green's Travis Green against the Minutemen defense.
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Bowling Green's Ronnie Moore has been playing both ways for the Falcons.
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Maryland was smoked by Bowling Green earlier this year. Numerous sources say the Terps are going to fire Randy Edsall.
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A Bleacher Report writer predicts Bowling Green 55 UMass 31.
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Bob McGovern thinks UMass can play with the Falcons.
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Thursday, October 08, 2015
Thursday--October 8th, 2015
UMass Sports Insider today at 5:00 PM on NESN.
Contrary to me earlier writing, there will be a coaches show tonight.
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Blake Frohnapfel and Marken Michel talk Bowling Green in this video from MassLive.
UMass has five minutes of video from the FIU game.
Coach Whipple is interviewed after Wednesday night's practice.
Dan Malone interviews Randall Jette and Jovan Santos-Knox.
Dan has a podcast with a Toledo Blade beat writer on the Bowling Green game.
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AD Ryan Bamford answers fans questions on Twitter. Some interesting answers
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Michael Traini and Jesse Allen discuss where UMass stands after the OOC schedule has concluded.
Matt Daley and Jesse Allen preview UMass vs Bowling Green.
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The UMass Daily Collegian says UMass loads up for a shootout.
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ESPN says take UMass and the points.
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Out Kick the Coverage says Bowling Green will cover the points.
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Dave Clawson talks about his CAA roots with a game against BC coming up. Mentions Don Brown and Coach Whipple. I watched the Eagles-Duke game last night on replay. Brown has one of his best ever defenses, but the Boston College offense is really bad. Against Duke, the Eagles had one first down in the first quarter and zero completed passes in the first half.
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Bob McGovern looks at Falcons' QB Matt Johnson.
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Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Wednesday--October 7th, 2015
Bowling Green has their game notes for UMass up.
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On the way back from the Falcons win at Buffalo, Coach Dino Barbers and an athletic trainer helped rescue a woman from a burning car.
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UMass rises in Dan Malone's MAC power rankings.
Dan has Mark Whipple's scouting report on Bowling Green.
Dan reports Robert Kitching and Rodney Mills may be able to play against Bowling Green and Tajae Sharpe was ECAC Offensive Player-of-the-Week.
UMass' post on Sharpe being honored.
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Bowling Green's defense says they have room to improve.
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The FIU student newspaper reports on the Panthers loss to UMass.
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Matty Vautour says red-zone production will be critical against the Falcons.
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Marken Michel is turning into a reliable connection for the Minutemen says the UMass Daily Collegian.
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Tom Gilson, a former UMass player has signed a two-year contract with the Los Angles arena football team.
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Julian Talley worked out for the Chicago Bears.
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Iowa coach Kirk Frenentz talks about Hawkeye LB coach Jim Reid and UMass.
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Victor Cruz wonders when the setbacks will end.
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On the way back from the Falcons win at Buffalo, Coach Dino Barbers and an athletic trainer helped rescue a woman from a burning car.
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UMass rises in Dan Malone's MAC power rankings.
Dan has Mark Whipple's scouting report on Bowling Green.
Dan reports Robert Kitching and Rodney Mills may be able to play against Bowling Green and Tajae Sharpe was ECAC Offensive Player-of-the-Week.
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Bowling Green's defense says they have room to improve.
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The FIU student newspaper reports on the Panthers loss to UMass.
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Matty Vautour says red-zone production will be critical against the Falcons.
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Marken Michel is turning into a reliable connection for the Minutemen says the UMass Daily Collegian.
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Tom Gilson, a former UMass player has signed a two-year contract with the Los Angles arena football team.
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Julian Talley worked out for the Chicago Bears.
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Iowa coach Kirk Frenentz talks about Hawkeye LB coach Jim Reid and UMass.
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Victor Cruz wonders when the setbacks will end.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Tuesday--October 6th, 2015
UMass has its game notes for Bowling Green up.
Bowling Green has its weekly video press conference up.
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Dan Malone reports on the start of MAC conference play.
Tajae Sharpe can't believe he's still drawing single coverage.
Dan wraps up UMass' win over Florida International.
Dan comments on the depth chart for Bowling Green. Let's hope we start getting some players back. The Minutemen defense played out of their minds Saturday, but they need some of the first stingers back.
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Last week's performance against FIU got Blake Frohnapfel nominated for the Sugar Bowl's Manning Award. Pretend you're in Chicago and vote early and often.
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Metro Daily News features UMass football graduate assistant Joe Kreinsen.
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Campus Insiders ranks the MAC 7th in conference strength. Mentions UMass.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer has the good and the bad from the MAC's Week #5.
The Athens Post has a MAC notebook after week #5.
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The Bowling Green news has a post on the Falcons win over Buffalo. I watched that game last evening on ESPN3 replay. Bowling Green's leading-the-NCAA QB Matt Johnson looked really good. He is great on the ball fake and on passes, gets the ball out quickly and accurately.
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Lindy's Sports looks at last Saturday's results from the MAC.
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Bowling Green has its weekly video press conference up.
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Dan Malone reports on the start of MAC conference play.
Tajae Sharpe can't believe he's still drawing single coverage.
Dan wraps up UMass' win over Florida International.
Dan comments on the depth chart for Bowling Green. Let's hope we start getting some players back. The Minutemen defense played out of their minds Saturday, but they need some of the first stingers back.
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Last week's performance against FIU got Blake Frohnapfel nominated for the Sugar Bowl's Manning Award. Pretend you're in Chicago and vote early and often.
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Metro Daily News features UMass football graduate assistant Joe Kreinsen.
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Campus Insiders ranks the MAC 7th in conference strength. Mentions UMass.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer has the good and the bad from the MAC's Week #5.
The Athens Post has a MAC notebook after week #5.
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The Bowling Green news has a post on the Falcons win over Buffalo. I watched that game last evening on ESPN3 replay. Bowling Green's leading-the-NCAA QB Matt Johnson looked really good. He is great on the ball fake and on passes, gets the ball out quickly and accurately.
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Lindy's Sports looks at last Saturday's results from the MAC.
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Monday, October 05, 2015
Monday--October 5th, 2015
I know you've probably seen the post game locker room celebration by now. Watch it again anyway :)
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Sharpe is currently #7 in the nation in receiving yards. He's 6th in receiving yards/game. Sharpe is 2nd in receptions/game.
Frohnapfel is 15th in FBS with 303.5 yards a game. Now UMass starts games in the pinball MAC...
BTW, Bowling Green and Buffalo combined for 1,035 yards of offense last week.
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The Berkshire Eagle reports UMass earns its first win of the season
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Dan Malone has his UMass stock watch and comments Marken Michel is more than just a sidekick for Tajae Sharpe.
Blake Frohnapfel tops 300 yards in a game for the 7th time in 14 career games.
The Minutemen open +13 in the Vegas Odds against Bowling Green.
Vegas odds here.
Temple is -16 over Tulane
Notre Dame is -16 over Navy
Colorado is +12 against Arizona State
UConn is +3 vs UCF (a team FIU beat)
Keepers College Football rankings has the Falcons as a 13.40 favorite over the Minutemen (.htm download)
Whipple praises the UMass defense and Logan Laurent.
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Matty Vautour uses ESPN's power index to assess the Minutemen's bowl chances after week #4.
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Ron Turner says FIU must improve their toughness and discipline.
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Toledo breaks into the AP Top-25 poll.
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Roger Lewis is Bowling Green's star receiver.
Ryan Hunter came from way up in Ontario to play for the Falcons.
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Victor Cruz gets a platelet rich plasma injection for his calf injury
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Sunday, October 04, 2015
Sunday--October 4th, 2015
Hey UMass fans! That was a win to be proud of. It's a game we'll reminisce about in future years.
The Minutemen 1st, 2nd, and 3rd string TE's were out, as well as the NT, most of the defensive line and starting safety. Despite the huge size difference, UMass dominated all phases of the game.
Despite not having a TE, UMass rang up 29 first downs and 495 yards of offense. Frohnapfel went 34-42 363 yards and 3TD's. With no blocking TE available, UMass used ex-QB's A.J. Doyle and Todd Stafford in the "heavy" package and that didn't help the short yardage running game. FIU is still #2 in Conference USA rushing defense, BTW.
On Defense, the UMass Smerfs were all over the Panthers' offense. The Minutemen held the much bigger SIU offense to 188 total yards. Kassan Messiah, Joe Colton and Peter Angeh had great games.
And Holy Crap! Logan Laurent kicked a 48 yard field goal! That was the longest field goal since Armando Cuko.
As short handed as the Minutemen were, it was a great effort. Yeah, we should have scored more points, but style counts in gymnastics, not football. Given the circumstances, the UMass effort was memorable.
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UMass write-up.
FIU write-up."Under a cold, lead-gray sky..."
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Bob McGovern says War Daddies on the defensive line made the plays.
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Dan Malone has UMass salvages a non-conference win.
He has five takeaways from the FIU win.
FIU coach Ron Turner said he was embarrassed.
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Matty Vautour says UMass' makeshift defensive line stood out.
Matty has Logan Laurent stepped into kicking.
He said UMass learns to shake adversity.
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The Boston Herald says UMass collects its first win.
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The Miami Herald said FIU couldn't find its offense. Coach Turner blames it on the officials...
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The UMass Daily Collegian said the Minutemen front seven stepped up.
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Boston College lost to Duke.
Colorado lost to Oregon.
Clemson stopped a Notre Dame two-point conversion with 7 seconds left to play to beat the Irish.
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Saturday, October 03, 2015
Game Day--Florida International
Glen Wong, UMass professor and longtime supporter of UMass football and Minutemen sports in general will be today's honorary captain.
Well, we lucked out with the weather; it's going to be cool but only a slight chance of a few passing showers. Mrs Blog and I will be there. Hope everyone turns out to support the team.
FIU has injury problems. They may be without leading tackler Treyvon Williams and OC Trenton Saunders. In addition, the have injuries in the defensive secondary.
Injury report from the Miami Herald:
FIU injuries: Questionable — DB Niko Gonzalez (undisclosed); DB Wilkenson Myrtil (concussion). Doubtful — OL Trenton Saunders (undisclosed); LB Treyvon Williams (knee). Out — LB Davison Colimon (pectoral); DB Jordan Davis (knee); S Shermarke Spence (arm); WR Shawn Abrams (undisclosed); RB Napoleon Maxwell (ACL); OL Jordan Budwig (shoulder).
UMass injuries: Questionable — TE Brandon Howard (undisclosed); DB Kelton Brackett (knee); LB Peter Ngobidi (foot); LB Da’Sean Downey (ankle). Doubtful — TE Sharif Custis (knee). Out — WR Jalen Williams (quad); DB Khary Bailey-Smith (knee); DL Sha-Ki Holines (knee).
If we hung 27 points on Notre Dame, Frohnapfel and Co should have a big day. Rodney Mills should be back and he should add another dimension to our offense.
Dress warm and watch UMass get our first win of the season. Go UMass!!!
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Minutemen kicker Mike Caggiano is preparing to hold his kicking job.
MassLive has the media options for today's game.
Dan Malone says UMass should unleash Marquis Young. Actually, I think the Minutemen rushing corps looks better than last year. Young has the speed and pop we've lacked the last three years. Jamal Wilson should have won the game against Temple. He made a nice play to put UMass ahead. Sekay Lindsay has started to run more down hill.
Unmentioned in UMass's three losses, the Minutemen have 10 plays of over thirty yards in three games. Whipple's offense is working, we need to be playing MAC-level teams.
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Matty Vautour says UMass looks to build momentum against Panthers.
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Dozens of volunteers will be recycling waste at McGuirk.
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The Boston Herald says UMass looks for a win.
The Miami Herald reports FIU is wary of Whipple's offense.
The Herald says the Panthers need to get their running game rolling.
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Temple improved to 4-0 with a 37-3 win over Charlotte last night. The Owl's kicker who won the game against us missed an extra point and a field goal. Sigh.
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UConn played future UMass opponent BYU close for three quarters.
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Interesting TV games today are:
Oregon @ Colorado.
Notre Dame @ Clemson.
And, if you like clubbing baby seals, Eastern Michigan at LSU.
The side story is EMU has the worst rushing defense in FBS. LSU's Leonarde Fourette may be the best RB in the nation.
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Friday, October 02, 2015
Friday--October 2nd, 2015
Temple-Charlotte is on CBSN tonight as well as UConn @ BYU on ESPN2.
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Dan Malone has a podcast with Miami Herald's David J. Neal.
Charan Singh will bet a chance to replace Khary Bailey-Smith in the UMass defensive backfield.
Dan scouts the FIU Panthers by the numbers.
Dan has quotes from Coach Whipple on FIU and Kelton Brackett.
He also has a post on the concessions upgrade for the first home game at Amherst.
Dan has five keys to the FIU game.
Dan looks at tomorrow's game with the Panthers.
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Matty Vautour says both UMass and FIU are battling injuries.
Matty also has Charan Singh looking to fill some big shoes Saturday.
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FIU's website previews the UMass game.
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The Boston Globe says UMass is looking for their first win.
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Two Miami Herald writers split predictions for Saturday's game.
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Hustle Belt's Jesse Allen trades questions with Underdog Dynasty.
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Keepers College football rankings has FIU by 4.03 over UMass (.htm download). He also has Colorado over Oregon, Duke over BC , Temple over Charlotte and Clemson over Notre Dame.
Vegas Insider has UMass by -3.
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Special thanks to the Blog reader who sent me a link saying 2013 UMass TE recruit Terrell Correia is playing at Dean College (.pdf download).
Correia's 2013 UMass bio.
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Rene Ingoglia worked ESPNU's coverage of the Texas Southern-Alabama State game last night. Rene did his usual excellent job.
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Thursday, October 01, 2015
Thursday--October 1st, 2015
FIU has their game notes up.
The Panthers have a video interview with Coach Turner and Panther players about this week's game with UMass.
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Dan Malone has Khary Bailey-Smith is done for the season a Sha-Ki Holnes is unlikely against FIU.
Injuries have Coach Whipple getting creative with John Robinson-Woodgett.
Ross Comis believes he proved something against the Irish.
UMass has a pretty cool highlight video against Notre Dame.
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The Collegian says FIU is a "must win" game for the Minutemen.
The Collegian reports Mike Caggiano looks to seize the day at kicker.
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The Boston Herald reports there are talks about Boston College, UConn and UMass playing each other regularly. This would be good news for all three schools. There should be a New England Champ trophy. A New England series would help all three school's attendance and it would be a low cost bus trip. It's too good an idea to not to happen.
Quote from the article:"Eagles athletic director Brad Bates likes the idea of having the three New England FBS schools playing each other on a regular basis."
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FIU's two wins are over winless UCF and 1-2 North Carolina Central. UCF is so bad a local bar is offering free beer until the Knights win.
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The Miami Herald says FIU needs to run the ball against UMass.
Temple hopes to use the lessons of the UMass game against UCC.
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Cleveland.com ranks the MAC after five weeks.
The Athens Post notes the MAC is playing well in the conference's OOC schedule.
Western Michigan looks to have a big MAC season.
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BTW, two of the three teams UMass has played this year are undefeated. Colorado meets a humbled Oregon. Note that the Minutemen hung more points on the Irish than the Ducks did against Utah.
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Victor Cruz is hurt again.
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The Panthers have a video interview with Coach Turner and Panther players about this week's game with UMass.
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Dan Malone has Khary Bailey-Smith is done for the season a Sha-Ki Holnes is unlikely against FIU.
Injuries have Coach Whipple getting creative with John Robinson-Woodgett.
Ross Comis believes he proved something against the Irish.
UMass has a pretty cool highlight video against Notre Dame.
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The Collegian says FIU is a "must win" game for the Minutemen.
The Collegian reports Mike Caggiano looks to seize the day at kicker.
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The Boston Herald reports there are talks about Boston College, UConn and UMass playing each other regularly. This would be good news for all three schools. There should be a New England Champ trophy. A New England series would help all three school's attendance and it would be a low cost bus trip. It's too good an idea to not to happen.
Quote from the article:"Eagles athletic director Brad Bates likes the idea of having the three New England FBS schools playing each other on a regular basis."
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FIU's two wins are over winless UCF and 1-2 North Carolina Central. UCF is so bad a local bar is offering free beer until the Knights win.
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The Miami Herald says FIU needs to run the ball against UMass.
Temple hopes to use the lessons of the UMass game against UCC.
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Cleveland.com ranks the MAC after five weeks.
The Athens Post notes the MAC is playing well in the conference's OOC schedule.
Western Michigan looks to have a big MAC season.
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BTW, two of the three teams UMass has played this year are undefeated. Colorado meets a humbled Oregon. Note that the Minutemen hung more points on the Irish than the Ducks did against Utah.
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Victor Cruz is hurt again.
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